The holidays can be especially challenging if you are struggling, whether due to a job loss, an illness, or a personal crisis. Bringing joy and financial assistance to those in need will make an incredible difference this holiday season! All sign ups can be found online or on the bulletin board across from Fellowship Hall.
Sponsor a resident of Rezek House (LSS transitional living for young adults). Wish lists will be provided with a suggested sponsorship of $100-$150 per person. Bring unwrapped gifts to Immanuel. Watch for a sign-up to get wish lists.
Sunday, December 8th, 1:00pm at Target (Chanhassen)
Thanks to some generous donations from congregation members, we have extra funds to purchase Christmas gifts for the upcoming Salem and Redeemer Christmas Stores and we need your help. Join Deacon Savannah and Grace on December 8th at 1pm at the Chanhassen Target to help us go shopping! Each family or group of students will be given a budget and one hour to go pick out gifts for our partner congregation’s Christmas Stores. Then, after shopping, we invite you to join us for a hot drink at Starbucks as we talk about what it means to serve during the holiday season. Please sign up beforehand on our website, and we hope to see you there!
Donate new gifts valued at $10-$15 for all ages and genders to stock the Christmas Stores at Salem Lutheran & Redeemer Lutheran Churches. At these events children will have the opportunity to “shop” for Christmas presents for important people in their lives. Bring donations to the office by December 10th.
We are also looking for volunteers at both the Redeemer and Salem stores.
Volunteer Opportunities at Redeemer SIGNUP:
Volunteer Opportunities at Salem SIGNUP:
Adorn the Christmas tree outside of the church office with hats and mittens which will be donated to the PROP Shop and Prairie View Elementary in Eden Prairie. Please avoid thin materials, as they tend to not provide much warmth.
Purchase gifts through the ELCA World Hunger’s “Good Gifts Catalog” to support ministries in nearly 80 countries around the world: Gift ideas include:
Wednesday, December 11, 2024, 5:15-6:15pm
Join us and our partners from Cristo Obrero for a fundraising dinner! The goal is to help them meet their 2024 budget to pay Pastor Jorge.
Members of Cristo Obrero will be making yummy homemade tamales. Suggested donations for dinner (including tacos & sides) is $10.00 per person.
Learn more about Cristo Obrero!
Sign-up to be on-call for weekend worship
Sign-up the whole family to help only if it snows on your scheduled weekend! Sidewalks at entrances need to be cleared by 4:30pm on Saturdays and by 8:00am on Sundays. Snow blower and shovels are available or you can choose to bring your own.
Questions? Contact Mark Arvidson.
NEXT WORK DAY: Saturday, January 18, 2025, 8:30am-3:30pm in Prior Lake (REGISTER)
Choose from ONE of the following jobs:
No experience required. Minimum age 16 for construction volunteers. Not only do we build a home, we build community, putting our faith into action. Come join us and help make the dream of home ownership a reality.
If you are interested please contact Ruth Lunde or Lynn Swanson at 952.974.1689.
Hurricane Helene hit the coast of Florida as a Category 4 hurricane on Sept. 26 and has ravaged communities in the southeast, from Florida to Virginia. As the floodwaters have started to recede, the extreme devastation — especially in North Carolina and Tennessee — has become clearer. Your gifts in support of Lutheran Disaster Response help provide immediate relief, such as water, clothing, gift cards, tarps and other needs. Since many hurricanes also require a long-term response, Lutheran Disaster Response provides support on the long road to recovery with disaster case management, construction management, unmet needs, and emotional and spiritual care. The impact of this storm will continue for years. Lutheran Disaster Response stays until the work is done — even when it takes weeks, months or years, and long after the storm has faded from the headlines.
Gifts to Lutheran Disaster Response equip us to respond to this and other disasters, whenever and wherever they strike. Gifts designated to "Hurricane Response" will be used in full (100%) for those affected by hurricanes.
Volunteers are needed to prepare, serve, and clean-up an EASY, catered meal once/month. Approximate time committment is 4:30-7:00pm (flexible). Join the fun and share your gift of hospitality!
To sign-up or for additional information contact MaryKay Copp.
During the past year the ELCA has initiated the “Truth & Healing Movement” as an intentional opportunity for the church to increase it’s understanding of our colonizing impacts on Indigenous people in the past and present. The movement is focused on providing opportunities to learn the true, and largely ignored, history and current realities of Indigenous people with the hope that by listening and learning, these truths will bring healing for both Indigenous and non-Indigenous people alike.
At Immanuel, we have decided to start a group committed to this work within our own context here in Eden Prairie and in Minnesota. We will be meeting monthly over the course of the next 9-12 months to learn together and to form our own action plans for how we might be better neighbors- following the guidance of Native Governance Center. Learn more!
We know your life is busy but we also know you have a heart for helping others. We can help! Immanuel often has opportunities to assist with projects that require a very limited time commitment. Consider joining our On-Call Servant email list! When a need arises we will send an email and if you are available to help, let us know. It's that easy! Send an email to MaryKay in the office and you will be added to the distribution list.
Support our partner Redeemer Lutheran as they help with a food shelf in their neighborhood. Donations ofbaby wipes and diapers of all sizes are needed - these items are in high demand for families accessing food shelves. Volunteers are needed to deliver diapers to N. Minneapolis the first Saturday of the month.
Help supply needed items for our Ministry Partners by purchasing items from our Target Registry. If you click on each item, you will see details about which program or organization the donation will support!
All purchases will be sent directly to Immanuel for distribution to the designated organization. This registry can also be found in stores. Registry items are updated frequently based on needs and current donation drives. Check back often!
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Cleanup Day - Fall
Cornerstone
Cristo Obrero
Disciples’ Garden
Dresses for Africa
ELCA World Hunger
Loaves & Fishes
Humanity Alliance
Lutheran Social Services
Lutheran World Relief
Missionary
Mobile Dental Clinic
Prayer Shawls & Quilts
PROP
Racial Justice
Redeemer
Refugee Circle of Welcome
Simpson Housing
Sunday Volunteers
Tech Teams
World Bicycle Relief
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